CVE-2024-13494 WordPress File Upload <= 4.25.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in wfu_file_details
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying uploaded file details via CSRF in the WordPress File Upload plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13494?
CVE-2024-13494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nickboss Iptanus File Upload, published on 25 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.25.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wfu_file_details' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify user data details associated with uploaded files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iptanus Wordpress File Upload.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nickboss Iptanus File Upload
- CVE-2024-11613 Code injection in Iptanus File Upload
- CVE-2024-11635 WordPress File Upload <= 4.24.12 - Unuathenticated Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2024-9047 The WordPress File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.11 via wfu_file_downloader.php.
- CVE-2020-10564 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2021-24962 WordPress File Upload < 4.16.3 - Contributor+ Path Traversal to RCE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97h7-wwch-qv36.